Spring 2025

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 After a huge gap in my posts, we arrive in 2025. This spring has been the best ever for birds in the garden. Probably due to the dry hot weather, there are a record number of young tits coming to the feeders. Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits and Long-tailed Tits - we've got the lot! An occasional visitor is a Nuthatch who loves the peanuts.

But best of all, the number of finches is incredible. We are seeing Bull Finches, Green Finches and Gold Finches on a daily basis. And for this year for the first time, Great Spotted Woodpeckers feeding on the peanuts.

The Blue Tits had their usual batch of youngsters in the box. I have put up a new box at the bottom of the garden for next year to see if Great Tits or Coal Tits will oblige.

(Bull Finches enjoying the sunflower hearts on offer)

(A young Gold Finch wonders what all the fuss is about)

(A hungry Green Finch tucks in)

Switching to the night scene, we are still seeing Hedgehogs visiting and also observing bats (probably Pipistrels) and Tawny Owls.

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